Chapter 597: Running Away Is the Best Option

"Dago Pass is in danger! Wei general Guo Huai leads 50,000 Wei troops to the north, and attacks the pass in turns!"

"Yique Pass is in danger! Tens of thousands of Wei troops are coming to attack the pass, and the pass is in danger!"

"Henei County is in danger, Wei general Qin Lang leads tens of thousands of people to Yewang, and is less than 200 miles away from Gaodu!"

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"Fuck! Are there not a few people with some backbone in the pseudo-Wei? Bring the army to confront me head-on!" After reading the emergency letters, Ma Su was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

Judging from the emergency letters, the Wei army has at least 100,000 or 200,000 people, which looks terrifying. But with so many troops, they would rather divide their troops than send them to Hulao Pass to fight him.

Am I, Ma Su, so shameless?

"Ahem... General, doesn't this show your deterrent power?" Liu Yin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and persuaded with a smile.

Unless Cao Wei is an idiot, how could he send his main force to fight you, who is hanging on the wall? Do you think he has too many troops?

If you really flood the seven armies again, Cao Wei will never be able to make it.

After complaining about Cao Wei's cowardice, Ma Su also started to talk about business.

"Although I despise them for doing this, it has indeed caused us a lot of trouble..." Ma Su looked at the map, frowned, and said to the generals.

"So what should we do now? Do you have any ideas?"

The Han army seemed to be powerful in Luoyang, but in fact the situation was not very good.

Because Luoyang was still resisting, the Han army deployed most of its troops here, and Shangshu Ling Huang Quan personally took charge.

Outside Luoyang, the Han army's troops were already stretched to the limit. Except for Hulao Pass, the garrisons at other passes were only a few thousand people.

In the final analysis, Ji Han's family background was still weak. Although the troops dispatched this time were the largest in history, with a total of 130,000 troops, they were still a little behind the Guandong Army.

"According to the offensive of the Wei army, even if we divide our troops to guard various places, it will be difficult to block all places..." Liu Yin looked at the map and proposed after pondering for a while.

"So in my opinion, the general might as well lead his troops to retreat to Yishui. Bo Yue and I will divide our troops to guard various places and take care of each other."

"If one of us can't hold on, the general will lead the Longwu Yicong and rely on the Luoyang Road to quickly complete the support. Only in this way can we ensure that all places are not lost under the siege of the Wei army from so many directions!"

Liu Yin's suggestion was very simple, that is, let Ma Su retreat to the center first as a firefighter. When the passes in various places can't hold on, Ma Su will quickly rush to the rescue and defeat the Wei army.

In this way, let Ma Su and whack-a-mole continue to attack the offensive of the Wei army in all directions. As long as the time is delayed until Luoyang is conquered, the Wei army will retreat by itself.

This suggestion is more pragmatic, but Ma Su still thinks it is a bit conservative. This not only requires him to bear the risk of not being able to rescue, but also the Han army will be completely restricted to the Luoyang Basin.

And if he does this, he will fall into the rhythm of the Wei army. When to fight, where to fight, how many people to send and how to fight are all decided by the opponent.

Years of combat experience have made Ma Su firmly believe that you can only win when you attack others instead of being attacked by others.

"Is there a better way? It's better not to let us be led by the nose by the opponent." Ma Su frowned and continued to ask.

When Ma Su raised this question, the whole audience fell silent. Obviously, Liu Yin's suggestion just now was the best way they could think of.

However, just when Ma Su was about to be disappointed, Jiang Wei suddenly spoke cautiously.

"Although... Since we have the general here, we can win in any direction. So why don't we send out all the main forces to quickly defeat Hulao Pass and attack eastward?"

"As long as we can make progress fast enough in Guandong, the Wei army will obviously have to give up the plan to besiege Sizhou and come to Guandong to stop our army..."

Jiang Wei's words made Ma Su's eyes light up.

Although it was a bit taken for granted, for Ma Su, such a strategy was more suitable. After all, as long as he sent his main forces eastward, under the pressure of his own deterrence, the Wei army would obviously have to follow his rhythm.

Even if Cao Wei insisted on continuing to besiege Sizhou, with Huang Quan in the rear, Ma Su's logistics would at least be guaranteed.

In this case...

"Bo Yue, you are right, that's how it should be." Ma Su stood up suddenly, patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder and said,

"Since the Wei army intends to fight us on multiple fronts, we should fight back and launch a key offensive at Hulao Pass."

"Even if we can't take full advantage by then, it will be enough to force Cao Wei to retreat and defend."

To the east of Hulao Pass is Yanzhou, where Cao Boss started his career, and to the south is Yuzhou, the ancestral home of the Cao family. These two places are not only of great strategic significance, but also of equal political significance to Cao Wei.

So Ma Su doesn't even need to deliberately speed up the progress, he only needs to defeat Fei Yao head-on, and Cao Rui will probably be scared.

"Pass the order, the whole army should prepare for battle. Three days later, we will go out in full force to have a fight with Fei Yao about his blocking the road!"

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Fei Yao probably couldn't figure out even if he lit a cigarette and thought about it all night. The change in formation he made to prevent Ma Su from leaving the east instead accelerated the determination of this gentleman's soldiers to leave Guandong.

Not long after the Wei army took action, Ma Su led all the Han army to rush down from Hulao Pass.

Seeing this, Situ Gaorou immediately panicked and hurried to Fei Yao to discuss countermeasures.

"Didn't you say that as long as the plan succeeds, Ma Su will be pinned down in Luoyang and unable to move? Then who is the person who is challenging him outside now?"

Gao Rou's words made Fei Yao's head big, but he still said that the problem was not big and everything was still under control.

"If I'm not mistaken, Ma Su should be planning to defeat us before our army has made progress in various places. If he succeeds, I'm afraid that not only Luoyang cannot be recovered, but Guandong will also be in crisis."

Fei Yao pondered for a while and quickly analyzed it. In a very short time, he analyzed Ma Su's plan almost exactly.

"Then what should we do? Continue to defend in a dangerous place?" Gao Rou nodded as if he understood, then frowned and said.

"It's okay, I have a plan that will definitely make Ma Su return empty-handed!" At this time, Fei Yao smiled and said softly.

"Oh? Captain Fei, what's your plan?" Gao Rou was overjoyed when he saw this situation and asked hurriedly.

Fei Yao smiled mysteriously and then said leisurely.

"What else can I do... run!"